Glenwood, California
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| Ghost town | |
Historical marker for Glenwood, California.
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Elevation | 605 ft (157 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Ghost town | 1 |
| • Metro | 50 |
| • Demonym | Glenwoodian |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 408 |
| Reference no. | 449 |
Glenwood, California, is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County. It is located at coordinates 37°6′29″N 121°59′8″W / 37.10806°N 121.98556°WCoordinates: 37°6′29″N 121°59′8″W / 37.10806°N 121.98556°W, and is 891 feet above sea level.
This historic town, registered as a California Historical Landmark, was founded by Charles C. Martin, who came around Cape Horn in 1847, and his wife, Hannah Carver Martin, who crossed the Isthmus of Panama. Martin first homesteaded the area in 1851 and operated a tollgate and station for stagecoaches crossing the mountains. Later he developed a lumber mill, winery, store, and the Glenwood Resort Hotel.
It was known as Martinville until the establishment of the post office on August 23, 1880.
Glenwood was a stop on the narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad, which began service from Alameda (north terminus, with a ferry to San Francisco) to Felton in 1880. At Felton, the SPC bought and connected to the former Felton & Santa Cruz Railroad tracks, which ran the remaining six miles southwards through Santa Cruz and out onto a wharf on Monterey Bay. To minimize length and steepness, six tunnels were dug through ridges of the Santa Cruz Mountains. "Tunnel Number 2" exited at Glenwood.
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